“Wanna Run Faster?”
Posted April 24, 2009 – 1:18 pm in: Pegasus Internet Training Program
My father, Dick, sent me a nice email the other day that I thought I would share with you. He is an avid NY Times reader and often stumbles upon some great stuff to share with lucky me! ….
:…Mr. Gordon found that training, if done right, is the ultimate performance enhancer, with effects that can dwarf those of illegal drugs, like the blood-boosting drug EPO, as well as legal stimulants like caffeine. Still, it seems, too few amateur athletes take it seriously and fewer still do it right. Exercise physiologists and coaches say most people who want to run, swim, cycle or row faster or improve in almost any sport do not appreciate what can be accomplished with training nor how to do it.
“Your average person who would like to improve probably does not have a good grip on these issues,” said James M. Pivarnik, an exercise physiologist at Michigan State University and president-elect of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Dr. William O. Roberts, a specialist in family medicine at the University of Minnesota and the former president of the American College of Sports Medicine, agreed. Dr. Roberts, an inline skater who competes in skating marathons, said: “If your goal is to finish, you just need to skate enough so that you can cover the distance. If your goal is to be faster, you have to train.”
And so he found himself edging back into running, entering shorter races, 5 and 10 kilometers. He tried to train on his own, but he never did particularly well until he decided to start serious, rigorous marathon training with the Boston Athletic Association. He received coached track workouts once a week, four to six coached runs of 18 to 23 miles along the marathon course, and he had a group of skilled and talented athletes to run with.
Read More… http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/health/nutrition/23best.html?th&emc=th
